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More than a surface

More than a surface

NABA

MA Product Design, MA Interior Design, 2016/17

with: Francesca Sciarmella , Marijke Griffioen; for:Forbo

The research project #morethanasurface was developed by a selected group of students from the NABA’ s MA in Product Design and MA in Interior Design, in collaboration with C-Park and Forbo, multinational company leader in linoleum production. The subject of the project was the experimentation and the prototyping of new linoleum applications in the contemporary work environment, aiming to research innovative solutions and project sceneries able to valorise this natural material of long tradition and sustainability.

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Moonlight

Huang Yinuo, Cheng Shiyu

We try to use linoleum in a new way, changing it from plane to solid. By gluing, cutting and sculpturing linoleum, we created a hand-made stationery set. Designed for office use, Moonlight creates an environment for meditation and rest. Each element looks like a single piece, but you can open them and hide your secrets or put the good and the bad moods inside there.

Soft linoleum landscape

Alessandra Spiccia

Soft-linoleum is a soft material made from two sheets of furniture linoleum combined together and filled with foam. Inspired by the Japanese “Tatami”, which is a soft flooring system. Related to the working environment, soft-linoeum aims to improve relaxing areas adding softness to different volumes and surfaces.

Playstationery

Ksenia Lukyanova

Playstationary is the collection of the small useful/useless accessories for the table. It includes: A4 size box with cover which can be used as mousepad, cap pad mats for a big coffee break, pencil box, small cases which can become a business card holder.

Tacos + Dorico Moderno

Stefano Sabatè

Tacos is a magazine rack minimally designed to take advantage of furniture linoleum’s potential: fair flexibility, wide range of colours, thin sheets that look elegant and sophisticated. It consists of two elements, a thin metal clip that acts as a load-bearing structure that blocks the disk. The propension to go back in place of the disk created a push towards the outside sufficient to block the lino.

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Dorico Moderno is a set of vases, which changes depending on how they are flipped over or stacked. The intent is to use the full range of colors that Forbo manufactures and to transform a two-dimensional material into three-dimensional objects: first by glueing and then by lathing solid blocks of bullettin linoleum.

Illuminaire 36.0

Sehbal Zeynep Gockek, Claudia Renate Mantik, Medhavi Tyagi

This proactive table lamp is designed for a playful and adjustable work environment. Linoleum being eco-friendly, heat resistant and having multiple colors makes it an ideal material for the surface of the lamp. The 15 pieces can be personalized in any combination for the user according to their preference.

Leubra

Alessia Bernardo, Francesca Cardano, Valeria Foti

Leubra is born from the process of testing linoleum as a flexible and malleable material. It is a panel partition that, through the weave pattern of material, let us glimpse the work enviroment that surround the worker. Placing it on the work desk creates a personal and reserved atmosphere. It is a versatile object, as it can be easily moved and positioned, as well as because of the hinged lateral shutters.

Loudspeaker

Roll.ette

Aaneri Shanghvi, Vanya Aggarwal

Roll.ette is a tool box designed to keep table top stationary in an office. The modular design of the opening can be used for various office storage elements, giving shape to a part of the office environment.

Flessifiore

Zhang, Yu-xiu

Flessifiore, is a blooming flower, which acts like a decorative stationary container for an office working desk. This design can show flexibility and softness of linoleum. Every flower is independent since it is made of a single linoleum piece, and it takes its final form by using glue on the edges.

The research project #morethanasurface was developed by a selected group of students from the NABA’ s MA in Product Design and MA in Interior Design, in collaboration with C-Park and Forbo, multinational company leader in linoleum production. The subject of the project was the experimentation and the prototyping of new linoleum applications in the contemporary work environment, aiming to research innovative solutions and project sceneries able to valorise this natural material of long tradition and sustainability.